Re: 3.10-stable net updates question

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On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 01:26:12PM -0600, Josh Hunt wrote:
> On 12/16/2014 12:35 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:15:54PM -0600, Josh Hunt wrote:
> >>Greg
> >>
> >>I came across this thread the other day from Dave Miller talking about his
> >>updates to stable kernels:
> >>
> >>http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ethernet-bridging/msg05680.html
> >>
> >>It appears that he is no longer sending stable updates to 3.10. I was
> >>wondering if there is another plan in place to continue getting stable
> >>updates for net into 3.10?
> >>
> >>If not, would it be acceptable for someone else to step in and take over
> >>pushing 3.10 net stable patches to you for the life of 3.10 (until Sept
> >>2015)?
> >
> >Sure, I'd love to have someone else bundle up and test networking
> >patches for 3.10.  I have been taking the patches that Dave sends and
> >seeing if they also apply to 3.10, and making them fit if needed, so you
> >all haven't been "left with no networking fixes" at all.
> >
> >Is what I've been doing so far insufficent?  Have I missed anything I
> >should have applied and I didn't?
> 
> I'm definitely not suggesting what you're doing is insufficient :) It was
> not clear to me (from the thread above) when he stopped sending you fixes
> for 3.10, and so I didn't know if there was already a plan in place for you
> or someone to pick this work up.

There is no such plan :)

> If you can let me know which release you took over the net patches for 3.10
> I could take a look and see if I notice anything missing which should have
> been applied.

I don't remember when it happened, look in the archives from emails from
Dave with networking patches and see what kernels he submitted them for.
It wasn't longer than a month ago, but I could be wrong.

thanks,

greg k-h
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